Advanced Scrum Concepts

Correct Answer: Clearly communicate the purpose of the meeting at the beginning and keep the meeting focused on its intended purpose - demonstrating the deliverable.

The best way to handle a Scrum Review meeting is to make sure that everyone is clear about the meeting's purpose right from the start. This means that the meeting should be focused only on demonstrating the deliverables created during the sprint. This answer is ideal because it respects the role of stakeholders while ensuring the meeting is productive and serves its intended purpose. As for the other answers: Canceling the Scrum meeting would nullify its purpose and value. Ignoring stakeholders' suggestions wouldn't be respectful or helpful to the team or project's progression, and modifying the sprint every time a change is requested can lead to constant rework and shifting goal posts, hurting the productivity of the team.

Correct Answer: Explain the concept of overloading to the stakeholder and showcase the team's velocity to provide a clear picture.

The most appropriate approach in a Scrum methodology would be to have a respectful conversation with the stakeholder and explain the potential pitfalls of overloading, such as poor quality and burnout. This is encapsulated in the answer - 'Explain the concept of overloading to the stakeholder and showcase the team's velocity to provide a clear picture.'. The other answers are not appropriate. The answer - 'Include additional items as per stakeholder's demands.' undermines team's autonomy and could result in overwork, while the answer - 'Argue with the stakeholder.' is not professional and doesn't promote a collaborative environment. Lastly, the answer - 'Ask the stakeholder not to attend future review meetings.' is not inclusive and prevents feedback, which is counter to agile practices.

Correct Answer: Remind the team of the purpose of the stand-up and enforce the time box.

The Scrum Master's role is not just facilitating the Scrum ceremonies, but also ensuring Scrum principles are adhered to. If the Daily Scrum is taking more than 15 minutes, it's an indication that the team is probably going beyond the Daily Scrum's intent, might be getting into problem-solving, which should rather be a follow-up discussion post this meeting. The correct approach is for Scrum Master to intervene, remind the team about the purpose of the stand-up, and enforce the time-box. Allowing the team to continue as they are doesn't address the issue and may result in reduced productivity, changing the time box goes against the principles of Scrum, and completely cancelling the stand up meetings will make it difficult for the team to sync up on the progress.